Metz right now
Metz are having a difficult season and sit 18th in Ligue 1. A -27.74 xG difference sits behind 17 points from 34 matches, which suggests the results reflect poor underlying performances. They have scored slightly below their 34.78 xG (−2.78), while conceding 13.48 more than the 62.52 xG against them. Their recent form has dipped below their season: -1.12 xG difference a match over the last 6 matches, against -0.80 overall.
How Metz compares
Last result Ligue 1 · Sun 17/05
Away Nice
0:0 Draw
- Expected goals
- 0.85 – 1.64
- xG difference
- -0.79
Goals vs xG — match by match
Bars are goals scored. Lines are the xG created and conceded in each match.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Expected goals | Expected goals conceded | xG difference | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 17/08 | RC Strasbourg | Home | 0:1 | 0.30 | 0.62 | -0.32 | 0 |
| Sat 23/08 | Olympique Lyonnais | Away | 0:3 | 0.56 | 2.77 | -2.21 | 0 |
| Sun 31/08 | Paris FC | Away | 2:3 | 1.84 | 3.21 | -1.37 | 2 |
| Sun 14/09 | Angers | Home | 1:1 | 1.71 | 2.27 | -0.56 | 1 |
| Sun 21/09 | AS Monaco | Away | 2:5 | 2.16 | 3.50 | -1.34 | 2 |
| Sun 28/09 | Le Havre | Home | 0:0 | 0.47 | 0.27 | +0.20 | 0 |
| Sat 04/10 | Olympique de Marseille | Home | 0:3 | 0.16 | 2.71 | -2.55 | 0 |
| Sun 19/10 | Toulouse | Away | 0:4 | 0.08 | 2.54 | -2.46 | 0 |
| Sun 26/10 | Lille | Away | 1:6 | 1.29 | 2.92 | -1.63 | 1 |
| Wed 29/10 | RC Lens | Home | 2:0 | 3.42 | 1.32 | +2.10 | 2 |
| Sun 02/11 | Nantes | Away | 2:0 | 1.34 | 0.81 | +0.53 | 2 |
| Sun 09/11 | Nice | Home | 2:1 | 1.58 | 0.95 | +0.63 | 2 |
| Sun 23/11 | Stade Brestois | Away | 2:3 | 1.05 | 3.11 | -2.06 | 2 |
| Fri 28/11 | Stade Rennais | Home | 0:1 | 1.02 | 0.78 | +0.24 | 0 |
| Sun 07/12 | Auxerre | Away | 1:3 | 0.55 | 1.94 | -1.39 | 1 |
| Sat 13/12 | Paris Saint-Germain | Home | 2:3 | 0.62 | 1.85 | -1.23 | 2 |
| Sun 04/01 | Lorient | Away | 1:1 | 0.41 | 1.44 | -1.03 | 1 |
| Sun 18/01 | RC Strasbourg | Away | 1:2 | 1.08 | 1.12 | -0.04 | 1 |
| Sun 25/01 | Olympique Lyonnais | Home | 2:5 | 1.28 | 2.55 | -1.27 | 2 |
| Sun 01/02 | Angers | Away | 0:1 | 0.45 | 1.62 | -1.17 | 0 |
| Fri 06/02 | Lille | Home | 0:0 | 0.63 | 1.65 | -1.02 | 0 |
| Sun 15/02 | Auxerre | Home | 1:3 | 0.93 | 0.78 | +0.15 | 1 |
| Sat 21/02 | Paris Saint-Germain | Away | 0:3 | 0.08 | 2.13 | -2.05 | 0 |
| Sun 01/03 | Stade Brestois | Home | 0:1 | 1.27 | 0.87 | +0.40 | 0 |
| Sun 08/03 | RC Lens | Away | 0:3 | 0.40 | 3.22 | -2.82 | 0 |
| Sun 15/03 | Toulouse | Home | 3:4 | 1.65 | 1.42 | +0.23 | 3 |
| Sun 22/03 | Stade Rennais | Away | 0:0 | 0.33 | 1.52 | -1.19 | 0 |
| Sun 05/04 | Nantes | Home | 0:0 | 2.31 | 0.46 | +1.85 | 0 |
| Fri 10/04 | Olympique de Marseille | Away | 1:3 | 0.48 | 3.55 | -3.07 | 1 |
| Sun 19/04 | Paris FC | Home | 1:3 | 1.01 | 1.74 | -0.73 | 1 |
| Sun 26/04 | Le Havre | Away | 4:4 | 1.58 | 1.99 | -0.41 | 4 |
| Sat 02/05 | AS Monaco | Home | 1:2 | 1.22 | 1.25 | -0.03 | 1 |
| Sun 10/05 | Lorient | Home | 0:4 | 0.67 | 2.00 | -1.33 | 0 |
| Sun 17/05 | Nice | Away | 0:0 | 0.85 | 1.64 | -0.79 | 0 |
| The season so far | 34.78 | 62.52 | 32 | ||||
Finishing
-2.78
Goals vs xG
Defending
+13.48
Goals conceded vs xGA
Results
-13.12
Points vs xPts